reports

Annual global renewable energy capacity additions will need to almost double to 1.2TW if the world is to meet the COP28 targets, says IRENA.

Over 90% of solar industry professionals report a growing project deployment pipeline in 2026, but new projects that are abandoned before completion now account for almost half of all project pipelines.

Europe’s PV fleet has removed the need for over €30 billion (US$34.74 billion) in gas imports since the start of the Iran conflict.

More widespread deployment of rooftop solar PV projects in Bangladesh could save consumers up to US$0.061/kWh, according to IEEFA.

The world added a record 664GW of new solar PV capacity in 2025, pushing cumulative global operational solar capacity above 3TW.

A faster rollout of solar and storage could cut the operating costs of European energy by 49% by 2030, according to SolarPower Europe.

Global corporate solar financing reached US$11.1 billion across 53 deals in the first quarter of 2026, according to Mercom.

The 'new shape of solar' in the US residential sector is one driven by flexible private financing, according to Aurora Solar.

China expects to add 180-240GW of new solar PV capacity in 2026, according to the latest figures from the CPIA.

Figures from the Global Solar Council (GSC) suggest that Africa added 4.5GW of new solar PV capacity in 2025.